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Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron 2024
"If we don't create, there's nothing."
An existential examination of the creative process, with the wonderful Hayao Miyazaki. I would love to see more documentaries like this -- how a person creates and what they think while doing it is one of the most fascinating things to me.
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Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot 2024
You know the scenes in movies where it's like the director is trying to talk directly to the audience? The speech from Barbie about the hardships of being a woman and Doc's monologue from Godzilla Minus One about the Japanese government's disregard for life come to mind.
This movie had like five of those moments.
While I think scenes like that can be great, when the tone is so frequent it can feel like marketing for the movie's message.
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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 2013
So creative, vibrant, and uplifting. We need more movies like this. I need more movies like this.
That snow leopard/soccer scene might be one of my new favorite movie moments.
“Sometimes I don’t [take any pictures]. If I like a moment. . . I don’t like to have the distraction of the camera. So I stay in it.”
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